The Mid-Carolina Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Fairfield Central Griffins at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Mid-Carolina has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Fairfield Central will come in with eight straight victories.
Mid-Carolina is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since December 29, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of Fairfield Central by a score of 44-41.
Mid-Carolina's loss came about despite a quality game from Kaden Myers, who posted 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Crooks, who scored seven points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Mid-Carolina was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their 13th loss (out of 17 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Fairfield Central pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Mid-Carolina, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Mid-Carolina has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Fairfield Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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